Combined washing amd wringing machine



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

' B. H. SANBORN.

GOMBINED WASHING AND WRINGING MACHINE.

No. 319,325 I Patented June 2, I885.

WITNESSES:

ATTORNEYS.

'* Nrrnn STATES Parent Prion.

BBAZILLA HOSMEB SANBORN,

-OF .TUPPERS PLAINS, OHIO,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,325, dated June 2, 1885.

Application filed June 12, 1884. (No model.)

.To all whom 2t may concern.-

Be it known that I, BRAZILLA H. SANBORN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Tuppers Plains, in the county of Meigs and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Washing and Wringing Machines; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- I Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved washing-machine with a part of the tub in which it is fixed shown broken away. Fig. 2 is a section taken longitudinally through the tub and the rollers of the wash-board on the line 00 w in Fig. 1, showing the washer in side elevation. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the wash-board fixed on the side of the tub for use as a wringer. Fig. 4 is a side view of the wash board without the tub and uprights, showing the levers and springs which press the rollers together when used as a wringer.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to improved devices for washing and wringing clothes, and has for its object the construction of the same in such manner that the same: appliances used for washing by a simple change of position are also used for wringing the clothing when washed, and hence the cost of constructing two separate machines can be saved, as the same rollers, tub, and framing serve the purpose of both washer and wringer, according to the position in which they are fixed.

In the drawings, A is the wash-tub, B is the washer, and G is the wash-board, which can also be used as a wringer. The washer B is formed of a framing the lower surface, I), of which is serrated or grooved, so as to enable it to take hold on the clothes underneath it and rub them against the rollers of the washboard. To the sides of the washer B a suit able cross-bar, a, is fastened for use as a hano dle and b which a reci )reeat-in motion is 5 7 y 1 1-;

the washer B, and extending upward through holes d d in the upper cross-bar, E.

F F are uprights fastened onto the tub A by clamps G G, provided with thumb-screws 9. The uprights F F have holes f f at the top, in which the upper crossbar, E, is pivoted. The left hand upright has also an additional hole, p, the use of which will be here inafter explained.

The wash-board G, the ends of which are beveled, consists of two side frames, 0 c, joined together by the cross-bars c c, forming a rigid framing fitting into the tub A near the bottom, and provided with brass-bushed bearings h h h for the rollers H H H, and also the rollers I and J, for which other bearings are provided, specially adapting them for use in wringing the clothes. All these rollers H H I J are arranged in the frames 0 c on apart of the circumference of a circle struck from the upper cross-bar, E, as a center, and they are preferably covered with rubber, so that the clothing may i not be torn in washing. The serrations on the lower surface, 6, of the washer B may also be made of or covered with rubber, if desired,

The clothes to be washed are placed upon the rollers H H H I J, underneath the washer B, and are washed by the said washer pressing them upon the rollers of the washboard and by the reciprocating motion given to the washer by hand, as before described, hot water and soap in liberal quantities being used to assist in the operation.

In order that the rollers I andJ of the washboard may also serve to wring out the clothes after washing, they are arranged in special bearings. The roller I is made with one end projecting through its bearing and adapted to receive a crank-handle, i, for turning it,which can be slipped on or off, as required. The roller I is journaled in bearings formed of plates K K,fastened onto the franiesc o of th wash-board,and provided with pivots is k. Th frames 0 c of the wash-board are cut away, a shown at m in Figs. 2 and 4, so as to clear th rollers I and J. The roller J is carried i bearings j j, formed in the short ends of t o bell-crank levers, L L, which are secured on the outer side of the frames 0 0 upon th ots 7c 70 of the plates K K. The long end l l of these bell-crank levers extend along the side frames,o c,and engage with the eyes i tin the bent endsof the tension-bar T. The ends of the pivots 7c project through the bellcrank levers L L, and are let into the side frames, 0 c, which assist in supporting them. The tension-bar T is provided with a handle, M, for turning it. In the side frames, 0 c, springs S S are arranged, and are made to press against the tension-bar T, which passes through slots 1 n in the frames 0' 0. These springs are provided with screws 8 5, working in nuts let into the frames 0 0 below the slots through which the tension-bar passes; By means of these screws 8 s the pressure of the springs S- S upon the tension-bar can be regulated, and they also serve as feet for the wash-board to stand on when placed inside the tub, and prevent the wash-board from becoming wedged in the tub by the downward pressure of the washer B. The long ends Z Zof the bell-crank levers L L are made in the form of a curve, 4, with-a stop, 0, at. one end of the curve and a shoulder, g, at the other. On these curves the eyes 25 t in the bent ends of the tension-bar T work, so that when the tension-bar is turned and the bent ends comein line with the springs the eyes t t are against the shoulders at the end of the curves nearest the pivots on which these levers L L turn, and the springs S S press the long ends of the levers in that direction, which forces the roller J against the roller I. When the tension-bar T is turned so that the eyes t t come against the stops at the other ends of the curves and at right angles to the springs S S, the tension-bar T is at the top of the slots in the frames 0 c,and the rollerJ does not press against the roller Land the wash-board is arranged with all the rollers, ready for use in the tub for washing clothes.

When it is desired to use the wash-board as a wringer, the washer B is removed, and the wash-board is taken from the inside of the tub and placed in an upright position, with the notches N N fitting on the sides of the tub. These notches are not cut on a line with the rollers, but one of them is cuton one side of the end of the frame 0 and the other one is cut on the opposite side of the'other frame 0, as shown in Fig. 1. This causes the frame to stand in such a position that the crank 73 can be turned without touching the sides of the tub but at the same time it throws the holes P P at the other end of the frame out of line with the holes f f in the uprights F F; hence the necessity for the extra hole 19 in the left-hand upright, which is far enough to one side of the hole f to be on a line with the holes]? P in the frame and p the hole fin the right-hand upright, and by passing the cross-bar E through the four holes f P P and p the wringer is firmly secured to the tub. By means of the set-screws the pressure of the rollers I and J can be easily adjusted after the tension-bar Thas been turned by means of the handle M.

' Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. In a wash-board for acombined wash ing and wringing machine, the combination, with a series of rollers journaled in a rigid frame, of a roller j ournaled in adjustable bearings secured to said frame, whereby the washboard is adapted for use as a wringer, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination,with a combined washboard and wringer-frame having notches in one end fitting upon the edge of the side of a tub, and having suitable holes at the other end, of a cross-bar passing through said holes and through corresponding holes in the ends of uprights secured to the sides of the tub, a roller secured in stationary bearings within said frame on a shaft, one end of which is square to receive-a crank, and a roller secured in adjustable bearings in said frame, and means, substantially as described,for adjusting said adjustable bearings,substantially as shown,and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with a combined washboard and: wringer-frame the side pieces of which have notches at one end, one of which notches is out near one side of one of the side pieces and the other one is cut near the opposite side of the other side piece, each of said side pieces being also provided with a slot near the end having the notches, and with a hole at the other end, of a cross-bar passing through said holes and through corresponding holes in the ends of uprights secured to the sides of the tub, two rollers passing through the slots in the side pieces of the frame, one of which rollers is secured in stationary bearings, and the other one. is secured in adjustable bearings secured. to the said frame, and means, substantially as described, for adjusting said adjustable bearings, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with a tub, of the uprights F F, having holes f and p, the crossbar E, theframe 0-,having notches N N, slots m m and a n, and holes PP, the rollers I and J, the fixed plates K K, and movable bearings L L, having short arms j j and longer arms Z l, the latter being provided with shoulders q q,.an d stops 0 o and the curved portions 7 r between, the bent tension-bar T, having an arm, M, near itsv center and eyes t t atits ends engaging with the curved parts r r, the springs S S, and the set-screws s s, substantially'as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own- I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BRAZILLA IIOSMER SANBORN.

Witnesses:

PERLEY LowE MOORE, Mrs. H. WHITE.

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